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Post-trauma brain activity profiles may help predict long-term mental health outcomes

The way a person's brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

Q&A: How will California’s new 988 mental health line actually work?

In September 2020, Congress passed bipartisan legislation creating a three-digit national suicide hotline: 988. Think of it as an alternative to 911 for mental health emergencies.

14 Oct 2021

More than half of COVID-19 survivors experience "long COVID", researchers say

More than half of the 236 million people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 worldwide since December 2019 will experience post-COVID symptoms -; more commonly known as "long COVID" -; up to six months after recovering, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

13 Oct 2021

NIH funds new research ideas that address health disparities and advance health equity

The National Institutes of Health is funding bold, new research ideas that focus on interventions to address health disparities and advance health equity.

13 Oct 2021

Study identifies DNA mutations linking liver disease with obesity and diabetes

For the first time, DNA mutations in liver cells have been identified that impact metabolism and insulin sensitivity in patients with liver disease.

13 Oct 2021

New report highlights the importance of improving mental health literacy

Despite the high prevalence of mental illness, and high rates of suicide among young Australians, more than half (54%) of all people with mental health issues do not seek help.

13 Oct 2021

Simple talking therapy reduces loneliness in older people isolated during the pandemic

A simple form of talking therapy, delivered by trained support workers over the telephone, reduced loneliness in older people left isolated during the pandemic, the initial results of a new study has revealed.

12 Oct 2021

Wrist accelerometer data reveals how sleep is disrupted in mental illness

Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer data to track sleep.

12 Oct 2021

Large-scale transdiagnostic study links mental illness and poor sleep quality

People who have been diagnosed with a mental illness are more likely to have poor sleep quality compared to the general population, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.

12 Oct 2021

Personality traits associated with hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease

New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition.

12 Oct 2021

WHO’s new report highlights 10 priorities for safeguarding the health of people and the planet

Countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Oct 2021

Childhood adversity associated with morbidity and mortality in the U.S.

The findings of a new study suggest that childhood adversity is a major contributor to early and preventable causes of mortality and a powerful determinant of long term physical and mental health.

12 Oct 2021

How can healthcare professionals help address climate change?

In this interview, we spoke to researchers about how healthcare professionals can help to address the health issues surrounding climate change.

12 Oct 2021

Study reveals the global impacts of the pandemic on major depressive and anxiety disorders

Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased by more than a quarter worldwide in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the first global estimates of impacts of the pandemic on mental health, published in The Lancet.

11 Oct 2021

Mushroom consumption may benefit a person's mental health

Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one's risk of cancer and premature death, but new research led by Penn State College of Medicine also reveals that these superfoods may benefit a person's mental health.

11 Oct 2021

WHO report reveals the worldwide failure to provide people with required mental health services

The World Health Organization's new Mental Health Atlas paints a disappointing picture of a worldwide failure to provide people with the mental health services they need, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting a growing need for mental health support.

11 Oct 2021

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Post-trauma brain activity profiles may help predict long-term mental health outcomes

Q&A: How will California’s new 988 mental health line actually work?

More than half of COVID-19 survivors experience "long COVID", researchers say

NIH funds new research ideas that address health disparities and advance health equity

Study identifies DNA mutations linking liver disease with obesity and diabetes

New report highlights the importance of improving mental health literacy

Simple talking therapy reduces loneliness in older people isolated during the pandemic

Wrist accelerometer data reveals how sleep is disrupted in mental illness

Large-scale transdiagnostic study links mental illness and poor sleep quality

Personality traits associated with hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease

WHO’s new report highlights 10 priorities for safeguarding the health of people and the planet

Childhood adversity associated with morbidity and mortality in the U.S.

How can healthcare professionals help address climate change?

Study reveals the global impacts of the pandemic on major depressive and anxiety disorders

Mushroom consumption may benefit a person's mental health

WHO report reveals the worldwide failure to provide people with required mental health services

Women on lower incomes more likely to suffer from pre and post-natal depression

Mortality among people with mental health conditions amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prenatal maternal distress during COVID linked to alterations in infant brain development

Study reveals rising rates of depressive and anxiety disorders due to COVID-19 pandemic

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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